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does not see a lot of value in the intelligence that germany could offer. so we may see some warmth between the leaders, but you can bet behind closed doors there are much stronger wordings. >> and with the situation in ukraine, there was once that the two leaders stood side by side when it came to russia, and this time that is not a certainty. >> they realize that it would be in president putin's best interest to see daylight between what angela merkel and president obama want. however, they have different goals. germany is have codependant on russia when it comes to oil and gas, they do $100 billion in trade. and president obama pushing for much stronger sanctions and sanctions that have not yet hit the oil and gas industry. but even though they have different ultimate means to the end, they want president putin to listen. >> the hots on capitol hill saying they want more action in ukraine, some suggesting even that there be boots on the ground, and yet it is the european leaders that are the ones that would have to suffer the consequences of those boots
does not see a lot of value in the intelligence that germany could offer. so we may see some warmth between the leaders, but you can bet behind closed doors there are much stronger wordings. >> and with the situation in ukraine, there was once that the two leaders stood side by side when it came to russia, and this time that is not a certainty. >> they realize that it would be in president putin's best interest to see daylight between what angela merkel and president obama want....
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germany's chancellor, angela merkel meeting with president obama at the kwhous. the president saying most of the discussion concerned the crisis in ukraine. meanwhile ukraine's president saying many pro-russian separatists were killed in the east today. reshls shooting down two helicopters in slaviansk, two crew members died. the events prompting russia to call an emergency meeting at the un security council. in afghanistan at least 350 people have been killed in a landslide. and that number is expected to grow dramatically. the slide reportedly burying an entire village in the country's northeast. >>> there is concern in colorado over edible marijuana products. two recent deaths involving people who and it special candies or baked goods. paul beban has more from denver. >> reporter: in colorado you can buy legal weed the old fashioned way, by the bud, or you can buy it in bottles, in candy, or cookies. these are edibles. 10 milligrams of thc, the chemical that gets people high is the state limit per serving but one drink or one piece of candy can contain as much
germany's chancellor, angela merkel meeting with president obama at the kwhous. the president saying most of the discussion concerned the crisis in ukraine. meanwhile ukraine's president saying many pro-russian separatists were killed in the east today. reshls shooting down two helicopters in slaviansk, two crew members died. the events prompting russia to call an emergency meeting at the un security council. in afghanistan at least 350 people have been killed in a landslide. and that number is...
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alliance with germany. tried reassure merkel that the u.s. citizensful. >> have taken the unprecedented step of ordering our intelligence communities to take privacy interests of non-u.s. persons into account in that everything they do. thank you very much everybody. >> but the two parted ways friday without hammering out a l potential u.s. spy or intelligence agreement. libby casey al jazeera washington. >> 20 years ago today, flaight beganatobegan its potato world i being push for new members. >> a sense that the end of the cold war ushered in the end of history. an end to insecurity. at least in europe. and end from aggression by nation states. but russia's actions in ukraine shatter that myth and usher in bracing new realities. >> secretary hagel said the alliance was as real than ever. nato expansion invited russian aggression, joins us tonight from providence, rhode island, terrence, welcome. >> thank you john. >> is ukraine on the brink of war? >> i think ukraine is already in a war but it's a proxy war with russians. they are engaging
alliance with germany. tried reassure merkel that the u.s. citizensful. >> have taken the unprecedented step of ordering our intelligence communities to take privacy interests of non-u.s. persons into account in that everything they do. thank you very much everybody. >> but the two parted ways friday without hammering out a l potential u.s. spy or intelligence agreement. libby casey al jazeera washington. >> 20 years ago today, flaight beganatobegan its potato world i being...
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. >>> during his visit to south korea, president obama had a conference call with leaders from germany, france and italy. what is the president proposing, mike? >> john, what the president is proposing is more targeted sanctions. there are essentially two levels of what the president has put forward in retaliation. the targeted sanctions against individuals and entities within russia. what the president is talk about now is more of that. he sat down with g-7 leaders and they held out the possibility of brood spectrum sanctions. you get the feeling as we have all along that it would take an outright russian invasion for those to be triggered. the president had a press conference here yesterday with the president of south korea, ukraine dominated about half of that conference. north korea was largely dominating the other half, but the president talked about vladimir putin. he said he is not a stupid man, and he has a choice to make here. they are already seeing slower growth and a seriously depressed domestic stock market there. i have to say president obama was not optimistic about a ru
. >>> during his visit to south korea, president obama had a conference call with leaders from germany, france and italy. what is the president proposing, mike? >> john, what the president is proposing is more targeted sanctions. there are essentially two levels of what the president has put forward in retaliation. the targeted sanctions against individuals and entities within russia. what the president is talk about now is more of that. he sat down with g-7 leaders and they held...
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this hits a sensitive note in germany. chancellor was born in east german where the communist dictator state had the stasi police who were keeping records on people, who were very invasive. there is still a strong memory of those early days. so even though it's faded somewhat from the american conscience, it is a big deal in germany. expect chance lor merkel to be polite about it, to be somewhat direct but perhaps a bit cold as she is asked questions in the press conference, but this will certainly be a heated issue behind closed doors when the two leaders meet today. >> in this country, everybody is talking about the crisis in ukraine. >> will also be on today's agenda. will they be discussing those sanctions about russia that the president wants to step up? >> absolutely. now, germany has a lot more on the line. they have a lot of trade with russia to the tune of $100,000,000,000 at last year alone. the oil and gas industry is very engaged, very co-dependent. germany has a lot more to lose if there are stepped-up sanct n
this hits a sensitive note in germany. chancellor was born in east german where the communist dictator state had the stasi police who were keeping records on people, who were very invasive. there is still a strong memory of those early days. so even though it's faded somewhat from the american conscience, it is a big deal in germany. expect chance lor merkel to be polite about it, to be somewhat direct but perhaps a bit cold as she is asked questions in the press conference, but this will...
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germany is condemning the parading of european observers kidnapped on friday. pro-russian militias released one, several others are in custody. russian militia captured three ukrainian special forces officers and they, too, were shown to the media. barnaby phillips has more from near donetsk in eastern ukraine. >> reporter: the european military observers were paraded before cameras by the self-ponded major -- appointed mayor of slovyansk, vechislav ponomaryov. they are in no position to complain about what happened to them. >> we are not prisoners of war, but the guests of mayor vechislav ponomaryov, and are treated as such. >> at least they were able to show their families they are alive and well. later, one observer from swedeb was released on the grounds of you will health. others have not been treated so kindly. these three men were captured by pro-russian government need slovyansk. ukrainian intelligence officers, and this is what they locked like after the interrogation. >> on the road into slovyansk. the ukrainian army. this is not a town under siege, b
germany is condemning the parading of european observers kidnapped on friday. pro-russian militias released one, several others are in custody. russian militia captured three ukrainian special forces officers and they, too, were shown to the media. barnaby phillips has more from near donetsk in eastern ukraine. >> reporter: the european military observers were paraded before cameras by the self-ponded major -- appointed mayor of slovyansk, vechislav ponomaryov. they are in no position to...
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>> people at the rally gathered to watch television footage of iraqi president casting his vote in germany. the kurdish leader has not been seen in public for two years. he is unwell and is being freed in berlin. 22 iraqis are eligible to vote on wednesday. >> one of the main issues is poverty. 10 million iraqis live on or below the poverty line, making do with less than $5 a day, according to government figures. many of the poorest have no faith that anything will change. >> baghdad goes away. these people used to build. they call it tin city, a slum in the north-east. at least 25,000 people live. from all over buildings and other tradesmen drop trash. the locals use what is dumped here to build homes. as children play this man worries about the future. he not only looks after his own daughters, but provide a home for five orphans whose parents died in the violence that blights the city. >> translation: this is an oil-rich country yet i have been living like this for 15 years. i don't have anything. the politicians come and make empty promises. we are fed up. we can't handle living like t
>> people at the rally gathered to watch television footage of iraqi president casting his vote in germany. the kurdish leader has not been seen in public for two years. he is unwell and is being freed in berlin. 22 iraqis are eligible to vote on wednesday. >> one of the main issues is poverty. 10 million iraqis live on or below the poverty line, making do with less than $5 a day, according to government figures. many of the poorest have no faith that anything will change. >>...
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thousands joined a protest in kharkiv, germany is also condemning pro-russian militia. barnaby phillips has more from donetske in ukraine. >> the self appointed mayor, they are in no position to complain about what has happened to them. >> we are not prisoners of war. we are the guests of mayor ponomayork and treated as such. >> reporter: at least they were able to show their families they were alive and well. and later one observer from sweden was released on grounds of poor health. these men were also captured by pro-russian gunmen near slovyansk. this is how they looked after their interrogation. in the road into slovyansk, the ukrainian army. this is not a town under siege but the army is working on no more coming in. that's because the government in kyiv is very concerned at how russia will respond to any use of force by these men. in the next town, artemisk, a demonstration in favor of russia. it's a small crowd although they do seem to have some support on the sidelines. pro-russians, control the government building in donetske, they had an unexpected visitor one
thousands joined a protest in kharkiv, germany is also condemning pro-russian militia. barnaby phillips has more from donetske in ukraine. >> the self appointed mayor, they are in no position to complain about what has happened to them. >> we are not prisoners of war. we are the guests of mayor ponomayork and treated as such. >> reporter: at least they were able to show their families they were alive and well. and later one observer from sweden was released on grounds of poor...
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germany's leaders are still angry over revelation he of nsa credit eavesdropping on merkel's phone call. >> translator: there are differences of opinion on what sort of balance the strike between the intensity of surveillance, trying to protect the citizens against threats and on the other hand, protecting the individual privacy and individual freedom. >> reporter: president obama said he was pained to see the degree to which the snowden disclosures had strained both his personal relationship with merkel and strong u.s. alliance with germany and he tried to assure germans that regular citizens are not subject to surveillance. >> ordering our intelligence communities to take privacy of non-u.s. citizens into account in everything you do. thank you very much everybody. >> but the two parted ways, and the you know, doesn't have such an arrangement with any of its closest partners. libby casey, al jazeera washington. >> wiped out an entire village north of kabul in the hills of baarakshon. more than 2,000 people lived in the village. rescuers spent the day bringing food and comfort to the s
germany's leaders are still angry over revelation he of nsa credit eavesdropping on merkel's phone call. >> translator: there are differences of opinion on what sort of balance the strike between the intensity of surveillance, trying to protect the citizens against threats and on the other hand, protecting the individual privacy and individual freedom. >> reporter: president obama said he was pained to see the degree to which the snowden disclosures had strained both his personal...
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being held, marr teen, and this is causing consternation in various european countries - primarily germany, who, in theory, are in charge of the delegation. there are four germans, a czech, a pol, a dane and a swede. as you heard earlier in my report, the self-proclaimed mayor of slovyansk, a town under the control of separatist gunmen say they were accompanied by a man called a spy. we know that the separatists in slovyansk in recent days have taken a number of hostages... (technical difficulties) . >> we seem to have lost barnaby phillips. we've had a few technical problems connecting to him. we have the gist, of the group of o.s.c.e. monitors, missing, abducted in slovyansk, in the eastern part of ukraine. more on that as soon as we get it. in the meantime other news. >>> the palestine leadership is meeting to discuss peace talks after israel said it was pulling out. the decision followed a unity deal between fatah and hamas. the palestine prime minister quit his job, and that makes way for the formation of a new unity government. under the agreement elections could be held as early as
being held, marr teen, and this is causing consternation in various european countries - primarily germany, who, in theory, are in charge of the delegation. there are four germans, a czech, a pol, a dane and a swede. as you heard earlier in my report, the self-proclaimed mayor of slovyansk, a town under the control of separatist gunmen say they were accompanied by a man called a spy. we know that the separatists in slovyansk in recent days have taken a number of hostages... (technical...
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. >> germany ranks number one for using the most solar energy, and the u.s. number four. >>> a waiter needs good coordinationing speed and buenos aires puts its waiters to the test. daniel schweimler reports on the art of waiting tables. >> reporter: efficiency, poise and grace are three of the virtuous required. they were all on display at the 10th annual race for waiters and waite reses in the heart of buenos aires. >> dante is a previous winner, with more than 30 years in the job, he knows what is required. >> translation: a good waiter must be friendly, respond rapidly and treat the customers as well as possible, always with a smile they are the main characteristics of a good waiter. >> he's worked at the bar in the legal district serving lawyers and judges for two decades, a profession he loves, because he numbers dealing with the public. an often mallined profession. some practice it with a certain alt of style -- amount of style and pan ash. nowhere is the art of waiting a table better preserved than here in buenos aires. the waiters here at the iconic
. >> germany ranks number one for using the most solar energy, and the u.s. number four. >>> a waiter needs good coordinationing speed and buenos aires puts its waiters to the test. daniel schweimler reports on the art of waiting tables. >> reporter: efficiency, poise and grace are three of the virtuous required. they were all on display at the 10th annual race for waiters and waite reses in the heart of buenos aires. >> dante is a previous winner, with more than 30...
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. >>> a memorial was held in germany for an exchange student killed. a 17-year-old was shot to death after the teen was caught in a garage. german officials and the family criticised the u.s. over gun laws. >>> hundreds of demonstrators rallied in north carolina to demand a change in immigration policy. [ chants ] . >> they called on the obama administration to curb its aggressive approach to deportation saying it devids families -- divides families, leaving children behind when one our two parents are deported. the president called for a review of deportation policies. >>> in al jazeera's groundbreaking series "borderland", six americans are making a dangerous journey retracing the footsteps of migrants that died trying to get to the u.s. the series wraps up tonight with a look at how they fared into the desert. >> two hours in the height. she is feeling the strain. >> it's tough, it's hot. i think i overpacked. i don't think people can do this for long. you have to be so careful. the rocks are slippery. there's no flat land. have you to be careful. y
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. >> hundreds attended a funeral in germany or an exchange student killed. 17-year-old student was killed after a home owner caught the teen in his garage. u.s. has been criticised for gun laws. the map pleaded not guilty to a charm of delivered homicide. >>> an investigation reveals veterans administration record have been falsified. clrks were instructed to lie, and it appeared that the clinics staff were seeing patients within 14 days of the request as the agency requires. many waited months. >>> the city of new orleans has been facing blight since hurricane katrina, which destroyed many homes. as jonathan martin reports, it's leading a charge to turn neighbourhoods around. >> the run down homes across new orleans has been linked to poverty. >> there's thousands of blighted structures, with the x on the door from when the search crews came through. >> considered a blighted city after the 2005 hur day, new orleans is putting a noticeable department in its ugly problem. >> this lot was overyoep. >> the -- overgrown. >> the crumb bling home next to zack miller was torn down and neighbours
. >> hundreds attended a funeral in germany or an exchange student killed. 17-year-old student was killed after a home owner caught the teen in his garage. u.s. has been criticised for gun laws. the map pleaded not guilty to a charm of delivered homicide. >>> an investigation reveals veterans administration record have been falsified. clrks were instructed to lie, and it appeared that the clinics staff were seeing patients within 14 days of the request as the agency requires....
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germany's leaders are angry over n.s.a. eaves dropping on angela merkel's private phone calls. the chancellor saying there's room to cooperate. >> translation: there are differences of opinion over what balance to strike over surveillance to protect sit dispns and preinging the privacy -- citizens and protecting privacy. >> president obama was pawned to see the degree to -- pained to see the degree to which the edward snowden dislorms affected his relationship with germany. he tried to reassure. >> i have taken the unprecedented step of ordering our intelligence committees to take the rive si interests of non-u.s. persons into lent. >> the two-parted ways without hammering out a no-spy pore intelligence-sharing agreement. the president saying the u.s. doesn't make an arrangement with its closest partners. >> we are following developments throughout the morning and up to the minute information log on to aljazeera.com. >> u.s. troops on standby to find victims of a massive mudslide. on friday a village was wiped out, killing more than 2,000 people. a rescue operation is under way
germany's leaders are angry over n.s.a. eaves dropping on angela merkel's private phone calls. the chancellor saying there's room to cooperate. >> translation: there are differences of opinion over what balance to strike over surveillance to protect sit dispns and preinging the privacy -- citizens and protecting privacy. >> president obama was pawned to see the degree to -- pained to see the degree to which the edward snowden dislorms affected his relationship with germany. he tried...
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it does debate, does think as germany reinvents itself as a global economic power. the shadow never goes. bbc news berlin. >>> now with a few weeks to go until the start of the world cup, brazil has trained one in five that needs to provide security at the venues. federal authorities in charge are using police and military staff as needed. it will allow the private security. brazil is under orders from fifa to have 25,000 private security guards ready to act as stewards at upcoming world cup. the deadline of may 21st when fifa takes over control is marching closer. around a fifth of those needed have been trained. fifa and nine security companies it's hired say they're confident they'll reach their target. it's at schools like this one where candidates receive the specific training and documentation needed. >> translator: we're being trained in how to deal with the public and provide information they need. >> translator: i'll be able to put into practice everything i've learned in theory. >> training includes welcoming and directing fans to their seats as well as de
it does debate, does think as germany reinvents itself as a global economic power. the shadow never goes. bbc news berlin. >>> now with a few weeks to go until the start of the world cup, brazil has trained one in five that needs to provide security at the venues. federal authorities in charge are using police and military staff as needed. it will allow the private security. brazil is under orders from fifa to have 25,000 private security guards ready to act as stewards at upcoming...
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language where the word punitive operation which is russian, the second world war language used against germany forces. the same language is used now. that was somewhat forgotten in recent weeks and months, again up on the table. >> finally, what moscow is saying in public, language used. we've heard from the spokesman. >> the language used by the factions in the russian parliament is very tough. they're talking about a use of as much as possible pressure on ukrainian government. at the end of the day, the main thing is russian propaganda, the army moving into the peaceful town against peaceful people shooting civilians, creating hxgkçma >> a threshold has been crossed. >> absolutely. >> from the bbc russian service# thank you. >>> now to nigeria in abuja. it's rocked by deadly i violence. an explosion has killed 19 and injured 60 more. that's according to the director of the country's emergency management about say. the car bomb targeted a bus station in the same place struck by a car bomb last month that killed 70 people. the i lammist group boko haram claimed responsibility. they are though
language where the word punitive operation which is russian, the second world war language used against germany forces. the same language is used now. that was somewhat forgotten in recent weeks and months, again up on the table. >> finally, what moscow is saying in public, language used. we've heard from the spokesman. >> the language used by the factions in the russian parliament is very tough. they're talking about a use of as much as possible pressure on ukrainian government. at...
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. >> germany is the key. >> germany is one key. we have chancellor merkel meeting with barack obama. that is the number one topic on their agenda, along with nsa and tapping her phone. year --did you say last [laughter] >> she may know what he is taking. >> let's talk about the effect on american economies. -- companies. is there any consideration to say, get out of russia? >> they are the ones doing outrage -- doing the outreach. i asked if companies are lobbying for less sanctions. the administration responded, we are going to them and asking them to rate -- cut their russian exposure. cut their russian exposure nine percent. the white house has been lobbying and getting success with major american companies and ceos were supposed to go to go to an economic conference sponsored by putin. some are pulling out entirely or reducing their delegations. >> if he keeps escalating, is there any chance that america would take the literary action or at least aid the ukrainians with legal arms? >> two separate actions. on taking military ac
. >> germany is the key. >> germany is one key. we have chancellor merkel meeting with barack obama. that is the number one topic on their agenda, along with nsa and tapping her phone. year --did you say last [laughter] >> she may know what he is taking. >> let's talk about the effect on american economies. -- companies. is there any consideration to say, get out of russia? >> they are the ones doing outrage -- doing the outreach. i asked if companies are lobbying...
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it is owned by deutsche telekom in germany. it is a separate company in the states. when at&t try to buy it. wall street thought it would go through. it was price in. and the regulator said no. softbank need to get regulatory approval. the need to make the case this will not harm consumers. it will give consumers more options. >> so hans, who might run the company? >> john leger. the leading candidate. he is the current ceo and president of t-mobile usa. he is the leading candidate. deutsche telekom and softbank are talking about potential names. this is not a done deal. john leger a colorful figure. we have colors of him -- p ictures of him crashing and at&t consumer electronic show. if he's head of this new company, maybe he can get into mclemore parties by by himself. >> you see him with the pink t-shirt. hans nichols with the very latest possible merger. still with us for more of his views on the markets, the global seed investment officer -- global investment officer. before the break, we were talking about what you like in the markets. you are quite keen on ris
it is owned by deutsche telekom in germany. it is a separate company in the states. when at&t try to buy it. wall street thought it would go through. it was price in. and the regulator said no. softbank need to get regulatory approval. the need to make the case this will not harm consumers. it will give consumers more options. >> so hans, who might run the company? >> john leger. the leading candidate. he is the current ceo and president of t-mobile usa. he is the leading...
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t mobile is 67% owned by germany's deutsche telekom. that's why it is so confusing. >> is the government involved? >> absolutely, you have to get this passed the fcc and the department of justice. is the fourth-largest carrier in the u.s. only block the at&t deal with everyone thought would go through. >> $23 billion is the valuation? julian emmanuelle is with us from ubs. the fed has expressed confidence that we can grow going forward given the fact that we are continuing to taper. now we are seeing corporate executives express the same confidence in m&a. a month ago, we predicted it could grow by 17% this year. now, the numbers look like it's closer to 40%. >> will we see nominal gdp? you guys say the word confidence too much. that's what this is about. >> we were just talking about capex. m&a is just buying someone else's capital stock. you will get rewarded for that in the future. i bring it back to getting off the zero rate environment. i think zero rate of the most corrosive thing that anyone has ever seen and if you want proof lo
t mobile is 67% owned by germany's deutsche telekom. that's why it is so confusing. >> is the government involved? >> absolutely, you have to get this passed the fcc and the department of justice. is the fourth-largest carrier in the u.s. only block the at&t deal with everyone thought would go through. >> $23 billion is the valuation? julian emmanuelle is with us from ubs. the fed has expressed confidence that we can grow going forward given the fact that we are continuing...
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referring to the experience of germany. strictly't follow very . we are in a recovery stage and italy has got a public debt a bit higher than what germany had. i still think that the structural reforms they need do not require big deficits. they require implementation. i still prefer to see more work on structural reforms rather than saying -- >> it might be easier. that was the point i was making. >> it you look at the structural reforms, it boils down to the problem italy has had before. politics, it is mustering the support to push these reforms and have the dozens of political parties backing matteo renzi. is he the guy that is going to push this through? if he doesn't, does italy have a chance? >> it is more likely that renzi then berlusconi's government. willingness to implement structural reforms. renzi does have a fragmented majority behind him. however, it is also in the interest of the party. so renzi has to master the actually giving up implementing reforms. >> institutional reform or structural reform? one presumably has to go hand-in-h
referring to the experience of germany. strictly't follow very . we are in a recovery stage and italy has got a public debt a bit higher than what germany had. i still think that the structural reforms they need do not require big deficits. they require implementation. i still prefer to see more work on structural reforms rather than saying -- >> it might be easier. that was the point i was making. >> it you look at the structural reforms, it boils down to the problem italy has had...
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why can't we be more like germany? dividedse we have a government in washington that is completely gridlocked on the subject of economic policy. so we get absolutely nothing out of washington leading the fed to carry the bomb. impetus on one particular level of policy and it's already so pushed to the extreme, potentially bad things are going to happen down the road. he will have unintended consequences. maybe another financial crisis you're notnt. helping the long-term unemployed. >> you worked for years at bear economics. now rdq do you still have the worry of future inflation? inflation could be a problem in the future? >> i do. right now, the liquidity the fed idle on banks balance sheet. we start to reconnect the banks willingness to lend with the amount of reserve they have available, the money supply could literally explode and the fed could do little about it. we saw that in the 1970's. we have sort of forgotten about the potential for that to happen. i think that risk is there. >> we're thrilled to have you he
why can't we be more like germany? dividedse we have a government in washington that is completely gridlocked on the subject of economic policy. so we get absolutely nothing out of washington leading the fed to carry the bomb. impetus on one particular level of policy and it's already so pushed to the extreme, potentially bad things are going to happen down the road. he will have unintended consequences. maybe another financial crisis you're notnt. helping the long-term unemployed. >> you...
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it's got to negotiate with budget telecom back in germany, t-mobile.of >> u.s. regulators seem to be the hurdle. i think back to the at&t deal in 2011, everyone thought it will pass but u.s. regulators stopped it. what is he thinking? at&t buying t-mobile is different from sprint brine t-mobile. at&t is one of the big dominant ones up there with verizon. they are one and two. three and four are a distant three and four. he said, you put three and four together, we are still going to struggle to compete with one and two. also if you have the comcast situation. in a lot of ways, all of this is coming together. cable companies and dish companies and phone companies are all becoming one. he is going to argue that the landscape is different and it was just a few years ago. >> so they are trying to piggyback on the comcast-time warner cable deal, hoping regulators will see it as the whole industry shaking up. >> there was the airline deal when american airlines merge with u.s. air. you ask how it is relevant. the regulators let a deal go through that a number of folks
it's got to negotiate with budget telecom back in germany, t-mobile.of >> u.s. regulators seem to be the hurdle. i think back to the at&t deal in 2011, everyone thought it will pass but u.s. regulators stopped it. what is he thinking? at&t buying t-mobile is different from sprint brine t-mobile. at&t is one of the big dominant ones up there with verizon. they are one and two. three and four are a distant three and four. he said, you put three and four together, we are still...
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focus more on countries like spain where you're seeing unemployment come down, germany's come down to record lows, and now you're seeing predictions on the spanish economy in 2015 at 1.7%. so you've got this expansion, yet draghi still talking about quantitative easing. it's probably baked in. so what i think is rather than the global economic decline we saw in 2008, beginning in 2007, we'll have a nice march upward, except perhaps in the emerging markets, which in my view there's no real reason to go there. >> so grasso on the floor of the stock exchange, give me a read of the feeling down there as april's going to come to a close, we're about to enter what has been over the last four years a rough month for the markets. you could look at some internals of the market and say, you know, the russell 2000 is up against the 200-day, breaking that. that's a potentially worrisome sign. what do you say down on the floor? >> last week we pointed out the negative head and shoulders pattern that was beginning to form, the right shoulder. the s&p cash, it's 1,883, is the level that you want to
focus more on countries like spain where you're seeing unemployment come down, germany's come down to record lows, and now you're seeing predictions on the spanish economy in 2015 at 1.7%. so you've got this expansion, yet draghi still talking about quantitative easing. it's probably baked in. so what i think is rather than the global economic decline we saw in 2008, beginning in 2007, we'll have a nice march upward, except perhaps in the emerging markets, which in my view there's no real...
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in the past that was germany or the u.k. now the u.k. is the top performing country. reform takes time. and i think we have talked it over many times on your program. why do you invest in a country? you take a country on how effective the effects are and what the capacity for long-term is? long-term france will get there, but if you're looking to buy a french company, you have to be a ware of the hiccups. >> the stinky part for the deal for me is the personal mergers going on here. if you look at earlier in the year, francois hollande is taking or talking at energy policy. siemens was trying to get rid of assets as the company was underperforming as a spoiling giant. it feels like on both sides there's a lot going on in the backdrop. >> there is an awful lot going on in the backdrop. if you look at the whole theme of europe this year, we have moved away from it just being about bank regulation and union. and the ukraine situation has precipitated the needs to have energy policy, so finally europe is talking about its energy policy. and i think that has re-triggered al
in the past that was germany or the u.k. now the u.k. is the top performing country. reform takes time. and i think we have talked it over many times on your program. why do you invest in a country? you take a country on how effective the effects are and what the capacity for long-term is? long-term france will get there, but if you're looking to buy a french company, you have to be a ware of the hiccups. >> the stinky part for the deal for me is the personal mergers going on here. if you...
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germa germany seem siemens isn't accepting that bid. >> reporter: they can solicit unsolicited bids. to that end, siemens is ready to sweeten an earlier bid, offering to swap some not all of the power assets along with cash. they called ge's offer compelling, alstom has untildown kd 2nd to make a decision. it would then seek approval of the company shareholders as well as the labor board. alstoms largest expects if offer. if approved it will immediately add to the companyings earnings eight to ten cents a share. it will mean that 75% of ge's operating mar jens will come from its industrial operations by 2016. that's important because it's targeted 70% of margins from industrial operations. so that allows it to exceed that goal. it sees $1.2 billion in cost savings. the therm am renewables and businesses would be the biggest acquisition of the ceo's 13.5 year tenure. in a statement. they say it furthers ge's strategy of expanding into industrial businesses leak power and water. now, when news of the ge bid first leaked, alstom is considered an industrial treasure. politicians were als
germa germany seem siemens isn't accepting that bid. >> reporter: they can solicit unsolicited bids. to that end, siemens is ready to sweeten an earlier bid, offering to swap some not all of the power assets along with cash. they called ge's offer compelling, alstom has untildown kd 2nd to make a decision. it would then seek approval of the company shareholders as well as the labor board. alstoms largest expects if offer. if approved it will immediately add to the companyings earnings...
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domestic demand beer seeing in germany whereby germany on the other hand was not doing so at the moment. noneurozone demand is tailoring off. it fits very well with the british chambers of commerce that we saw recently. you probably expected to sustain around -- to hold those sort of levels, nevertheless, one always has to come back to this point about manufacturing e ining sec the uk. it still represents a relatively small part. >> 20%? >> 12. >> 12. >> if you include the mining sector, you get up to 18%. it's still relatively small. what you need is basically a rather broader base and obviously services in general, retail and financial services, you need strength. so it's interesting to see that mortgage approvals number. i think that really tells us something in terms of the bank of england's financial policy committee. it's not going to feel under any pressure at the moment. >> actually, with the mortgage -- new mortgage regulations coming in from the fca, that is an automatic cri crimper on the number of approvals we'll get. it will be harder to get a mortgage approved because the
domestic demand beer seeing in germany whereby germany on the other hand was not doing so at the moment. noneurozone demand is tailoring off. it fits very well with the british chambers of commerce that we saw recently. you probably expected to sustain around -- to hold those sort of levels, nevertheless, one always has to come back to this point about manufacturing e ining sec the uk. it still represents a relatively small part. >> 20%? >> 12. >> 12. >> if you include...
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germany are doing more slamming there than in the united states. look, yelp is -- is it an honest broker? yes. i have 4.5 stars right now. >> ve-- in the restaurant. >> what happens if that falls? >> i'll tell you what i think of yelp if that falls. >> 4.5. i thought -- can you get 5? >> guy came in and did 3 and blamed, you know, i don't know said that i wasn't hosting well. hosting last night, did a darn good job. >> what's coming up on "mad money" tonight? >> two companies that reported dynamite upside surprises. one is reacting positively, the other is reacting negative. now they're both negative. very interesting. harman and dominos reported upside surprises that were up, stocks up, getting hit. that's the old pattern we experienced with the yelps and concurs. how about this. old economy not doing as well today. look at clorox. another one that people thought, hey, you can't miss. so let's see, i happen to be big believers in harman and dpz. not giving up on those. we have to learn more. >> finally after this week's gdp number, here's "usa tod
germany are doing more slamming there than in the united states. look, yelp is -- is it an honest broker? yes. i have 4.5 stars right now. >> ve-- in the restaurant. >> what happens if that falls? >> i'll tell you what i think of yelp if that falls. >> 4.5. i thought -- can you get 5? >> guy came in and did 3 and blamed, you know, i don't know said that i wasn't hosting well. hosting last night, did a darn good job. >> what's coming up on "mad...
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we're likely, i assume, to get a sense of whether or not germany and the u.s. see eye to eye on sanctions. we know german,is chris critical to whatever the eu will do. >> reporter: absolutely. the administration has been trying to pull along the european allies. the sanctions they imposed this week intended to impose last week, but did so on monday. we're closer to the point at this the broader, more serious, more dangerous for european and american businesses sectoral sanctioning get called for. it is pretty clear, despite this call for russia's call for this emergency meeting, that they haven't had much interest in diplomacy so far. they discarded the agreement with lavrov and kerry almost as soon as it was struck a couple weeks ago. so i think this is -- the situation is getting more grave and more worrisome. i think that may be why merkel and obama have not come out yet. >> so far there's been some abstinence involving the oil industry. brent crude, in the futures market, i'm wondering if you think we are nearing the point where we will see oil come into pl
we're likely, i assume, to get a sense of whether or not germany and the u.s. see eye to eye on sanctions. we know german,is chris critical to whatever the eu will do. >> reporter: absolutely. the administration has been trying to pull along the european allies. the sanctions they imposed this week intended to impose last week, but did so on monday. we're closer to the point at this the broader, more serious, more dangerous for european and american businesses sectoral sanctioning get...
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it means that europe must have a strong growth everywhere, in germany, spain, uk, to go to converge to this target. >> do you think the french economy would be able to benefit from the growth from other countries? >> that's one of the targets of the plan is to say we tried to improve the company's situation and in that case, it will be both to capture the eurozone trajectory. that's the target of the government. >> phillip, when we tried to reform the french economy, there's always something funny or perhaps even worrying. the best reform in france is always the one that is not impacting myself. so french people are reluctant of the impact of the reform. >> it's mostly everywhere always the same thing. it's always better when your neighbor is changing its mind in this situation. what we see and what is important currently in france is that gdp per capita growth, it means that what you earn is what i lost. there's one winner, one loser. and that's why it's practically difficult at this moment of the cycle. that's why manuel vass ask ed, o try to make this reform being voted. >> the targ
it means that europe must have a strong growth everywhere, in germany, spain, uk, to go to converge to this target. >> do you think the french economy would be able to benefit from the growth from other countries? >> that's one of the targets of the plan is to say we tried to improve the company's situation and in that case, it will be both to capture the eurozone trajectory. that's the target of the government. >> phillip, when we tried to reform the french economy, there's...
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and germany's british consumer giant ricket is said to be among the final contenders. merck's cop summer unit is best known for coppertoen sunscreen and claritin. >> for rickets. >> for rickets? >> yeah. >> thank you. i know where you are going with that. >> i'm not going anywhere. i missed you. i i am just glad you are here. i'm glad you are not in the seminary here, which would be a shocker. anyway, that was a big day. >>> we have another big deal. this is a european situation. >> you go up against the -- over here we might be a little bit nationalistic about some of our companies, like i didn't want the bacon. and bacon is like $12 a pound now. you don't have to say i was right about that, but we didn't want to sell smith view. nothing happens with the final say. >> it's always been that way in france. >> i know. i'm not surprised. >> this is just like welcome to france, welcome to the world. >> they didn't want to sell yogurt. now this is the crown jewel of the industrial -- do they have anything industrial in france at this point. the french president meeting with
and germany's british consumer giant ricket is said to be among the final contenders. merck's cop summer unit is best known for coppertoen sunscreen and claritin. >> for rickets. >> for rickets? >> yeah. >> thank you. i know where you are going with that. >> i'm not going anywhere. i missed you. i i am just glad you are here. i'm glad you are not in the seminary here, which would be a shocker. anyway, that was a big day. >>> we have another big deal. this...
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you have a new aluminum recycling plant as well in germany. where does this leave the aluminum sector now? the prices are almost half in 2008. we have massive overproduction. >> we believe that -- actually we use the word cautiously optimistic now. what we see for the better part of 2014 and also into '14 is that we see aluminum demand outpacing aluminum production for quite some time now, which is a new situation we haven't seen for quite some time. with that being said, i think it is important to note that we do have a huge inventory and the industry is such that we'll have to come to the market at some point in time. just the fact that production is now lower than demand is a good situation for the industry. >> i suppose this is about demand outside china. how much does china impact, when you talk about demand outside china, talk about demand inside china. >> we believe china will be self-sufficient on primary production. we have said that for quite some time. we believe the industry very much concurs with that. we saw china back within we
you have a new aluminum recycling plant as well in germany. where does this leave the aluminum sector now? the prices are almost half in 2008. we have massive overproduction. >> we believe that -- actually we use the word cautiously optimistic now. what we see for the better part of 2014 and also into '14 is that we see aluminum demand outpacing aluminum production for quite some time now, which is a new situation we haven't seen for quite some time. with that being said, i think it is...
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germany, france, we have to go down the list. fascinating story in the times about putin's money about whether it is real or not. so many different situations to keep track of after this. female announcer: sleep train's interest free for 3 event ends sunday. it's your last chance to get three years interest-free financing on beautyrest black, stearns & foster, serta icomfort; even tempur-pedic. plus, get free delivery, and sleep train's 100-day low price guarantee. but hurry! sleep train's interest free for 3 event, ends sunday. ♪ sleep train ♪ ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ at your ford dealer think? they think about tires. and what they've been through lately. polar vortexes, road construction, and gaping potholes. so with all that behind you, you might want to make sure you're safe and in control. ford technicians are ready to find the right tires for your vehicle. get up to $120 in mail-in rebates on four select tires when you use the ford service credit card at the big tire event. see what the ford experts
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reports say germany's buyer is closing in on a deal to buy the unit for about $14 billion. on wednesday, another possible bidder, said it was no longer in the running. they could announce the transaction in the next few days. shares in frankfurt at this hour, they're trading up, a bit over 1% at the moment. back to you. >> bertha, thanks for that. good to see you. >> you, too. >> thank you. >>> in earnings news, linkedin reported a net loss. excluding items, the professional social networking site beat analyst forecasts as revenue rose 46%. membership rose 7%, the same growth rate as the fourth quarter. linkedin is forecasting full-year revenue growth below analyst estimates. shares in linkedin today currently up, 4% in frankfurt. they were down heavily after hours in the united states. >>> kraft foods has reported higher first quarter profits helped by cost cuts and moves to manage prices for key ingredients. revenue fell which missed analysts forecasts. kraft will be raising prices for nearly half of its products, including cheese, bacon and cold cuts as it trays to offse
reports say germany's buyer is closing in on a deal to buy the unit for about $14 billion. on wednesday, another possible bidder, said it was no longer in the running. they could announce the transaction in the next few days. shares in frankfurt at this hour, they're trading up, a bit over 1% at the moment. back to you. >> bertha, thanks for that. good to see you. >> you, too. >> thank you. >>> in earnings news, linkedin reported a net loss. excluding items, the...
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the fed begins a two-day meeting today and europe is up across the board led by the dax in germany. our road map goes like this. a day we here at cnbc has been counting down to. our official first 25 list of rebels, icons and leaders unveiled this morning. we'll bring you the ranksings. >> merck shares are higher in the premarket after it beat the street despite some generics cutting into revenue and reaffirmed full-year guidance. >> coach shares lower in the premarket. women's accessories taking a lit despite earnings coming in ahead of consensus. first up, the list is out, this morning cnbc has unveiled its first 25 list as we celebrate 25 years on the year. the people who have had the biggest impact on business and finance over the last quarter century. the top 5 is led by steve jobs, followed by bill gates, ben bernanke, alan greenspan, the google guys, written, page and schmidt and jeff bezos. on "squawk on the street" we'll have interviews with two of the first 25, starbucks ceo and chairman howard schultz going to sit down with jim and david has hewlett-packard's ceo meg whit
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and germany are kind of at odds with what to do right now. we've been talking about this being essentially an invasion of ukraine. and i know from the u.s. standpoint, we hear constantly the same phrases, especially, you know, going along with international law, respecting a country's national sovereignty and territorial integrity. we've seen this incredible violation, some would call it outrageous, and world seems to be really tied as to what to do about this. it has already happened. i think the hope now is there will be an announcement today of some, i don't know, nuance in the course of action that could -- could sort of put some clarity for future at least on the course. we've already known for some time that there won't be these sectoral sanctions on big swaths of the russian economy, unlesses their is an invasion. leading up to that, though, there's been a lot of pressure to really do something. because we've seen nothing but escalation, wolf. >> the escalation continuing. i want you to stand by. michelle makes an excellent point. i su
and germany are kind of at odds with what to do right now. we've been talking about this being essentially an invasion of ukraine. and i know from the u.s. standpoint, we hear constantly the same phrases, especially, you know, going along with international law, respecting a country's national sovereignty and territorial integrity. we've seen this incredible violation, some would call it outrageous, and world seems to be really tied as to what to do about this. it has already happened. i think...
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slo vauk ya and germany, it was divided by huge electrical fences. the deer were stood apart. a deer study was used to follow the movements of 100 red deer, 50 in germany and 50 in the czech republic. researchers found that the new generation of deer still respect the boundaries of the iron kurt tak -- curtain. according to the scientists who led the project, biologically it would make sense for the mountain range to be the natural barrier for the deer, not this invisible fence. but a mother passes on to her young a sense of where it is safe to go. the electric fence was a no go, ask these habits live on a generation later. perhaps the deer are teaching us all a lesson. it can take a longer time to break down barriers than put them up. >>> the correct answer is c. winston churchill is the only one to win the literature prize. if you guessed disraeli, he was indeed a novelist but he lived before the prize and couldn't have won it. thank you for joining us. i will see you next week. >>> good morning, imer in mcpike in mash mash with a look at stories.
slo vauk ya and germany, it was divided by huge electrical fences. the deer were stood apart. a deer study was used to follow the movements of 100 red deer, 50 in germany and 50 in the czech republic. researchers found that the new generation of deer still respect the boundaries of the iron kurt tak -- curtain. according to the scientists who led the project, biologically it would make sense for the mountain range to be the natural barrier for the deer, not this invisible fence. but a mother...
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and in germany. >> family members are outraged. they were hurt that these support centers are closing in by a jenning but at some point, an airline has to say, we don't have any more information, right, we have to do this or is this timing particularly bad? >> well, the timing is particularly bad because there is still for the answers where their loved ones are. but in most air crash accidents, certainly all the ones i have worked on, the airline usually closes down its support system and they have a care team assigned member assigned to each family. they cut that off at about day 45 and that's pretty standard and the reason is, that is in most cases, the case is moving on to a different stage, here because they don't have a plane or their loved ones, it's particularly bad timing. it's not unusual to close it down about this point. >> oh, boy, thanks so much to both of you. appreciate it. >> already. the other woman in this clipper owners scandal is talking. what she told barra walters about her relationship with donald sterling an
and in germany. >> family members are outraged. they were hurt that these support centers are closing in by a jenning but at some point, an airline has to say, we don't have any more information, right, we have to do this or is this timing particularly bad? >> well, the timing is particularly bad because there is still for the answers where their loved ones are. but in most air crash accidents, certainly all the ones i have worked on, the airline usually closes down its support...
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a, russia, b, italy, c, the united states, or d, germany. stay tuned and we'll tell you the correct answer. this week's book of the week is "capital in the 21st century" by thomas piketty. it's long but cope yously documented and whether or not you agree it, you must read it. we have "the guardian"'s review of it. >>> and now for the last look. this week, pakistan's prime minister found out what happens when you don't pay for your electricity. it's often stolen in many developing nations and sharif ordered a zero tolerance towards theft and a crackdown to pay down on bills. he shut off power to more than 18 government buildings, including the offices of the prime minister himself. the reason? failure to pay large bills. the lights were turned off for 48 hours in the prime minister's office but they were restored once the bills were paid. hats off to mr. sharif for trying and for finally paying his bills. the correct answer is "c," the united states, a coalition established mayday to establish in 1889 the riots in chicago. ironically, mayday
a, russia, b, italy, c, the united states, or d, germany. stay tuned and we'll tell you the correct answer. this week's book of the week is "capital in the 21st century" by thomas piketty. it's long but cope yously documented and whether or not you agree it, you must read it. we have "the guardian"'s review of it. >>> and now for the last look. this week, pakistan's prime minister found out what happens when you don't pay for your electricity. it's often stolen in...
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it is also important to note that germany has a lot of economic ties with russia, and the question is whether you put more economic pressure on that country and actually affect the economic relations between germany and russia. so, a lot to think about here especially since big german companies, volkswagen to name one, have a huge stake in russia. and the more pressure you put on, the harder it is for those companies to continue to do business very well and thrive, carol. >> joe johns reporting live from the white house this morning. thank you. >>> still to come in the "newsroom," tensions flare and ukraine's military mobilizes. we'll look at a new offensive that could push the country closer to widespread fighting. [announcer] play close-good and close. help keep teeth clean and breath fresh with beneful healthy smile food. with special crunchy kibbles and great taste, it's a happy way to a healthy smile. beneful healthy smile food and snacks. the average person will probably eat something or drink something that is acidic on a daily basis. those acids made over time wear the enamel.
it is also important to note that germany has a lot of economic ties with russia, and the question is whether you put more economic pressure on that country and actually affect the economic relations between germany and russia. so, a lot to think about here especially since big german companies, volkswagen to name one, have a huge stake in russia. and the more pressure you put on, the harder it is for those companies to continue to do business very well and thrive, carol. >> joe johns...
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and germany have tried to apply pressure on russia to try to de-escalate the crisis in ukraine, the u.s. taking the lead on sanctions, while chancellor merkel has tried to use her closer relationship with russian president vladimir putin to resolve the crisis, but it's not clear whether those closer ties are helping. in a phone conversation that the two leaders had on thursday, putin told merkel that he woonts to see ukrainian troops pull out of the southeastern part of their own country. white house press secretary jay carney called that suggestion preposterous. now, the white house expects both leaders, both president obama and angela merkel, to talk about another round of sanctions against russia. that next round would likely be targeted at russia's economy, key sectors of the economy, such as banking and energy sectors, but that would hurt the german economy as well, so expect that question to come up at a news conference with president obama and chancellor merkel later today. also, one other big question to expect will be about those revelations that the u.s. has been spying on for
and germany have tried to apply pressure on russia to try to de-escalate the crisis in ukraine, the u.s. taking the lead on sanctions, while chancellor merkel has tried to use her closer relationship with russian president vladimir putin to resolve the crisis, but it's not clear whether those closer ties are helping. in a phone conversation that the two leaders had on thursday, putin told merkel that he woonts to see ukrainian troops pull out of the southeastern part of their own country. white...
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germany has some leverage in all this, doesn't it? it seems to be the country that has the most leverage. to what degree and why is that? >> the germans have a special relationship with the russians and have for -- since world war ii. this is an opportunity for chancellor merkel to influence the russians in their behavior in ukraine. the germans, like the rest of europe, care about stability in the heart of europe and ukraine is in the heart of europe, and the germans don't want to see violence, they don't want to see invasions, they don't want to see violations of sovereignty, of cross border military action. this is not in the german and european interest. the germans have a great opportunity to put pressure on the russians to change their behavior. >> and what in your view can or should the u.s. do at this juncture, what more can the u.s. do in an influential way, if possible? >> two things they can do, we can do. we can provide additional defensive equipment, supplies to the ukrainians as they act as they are now to reassert contr
germany has some leverage in all this, doesn't it? it seems to be the country that has the most leverage. to what degree and why is that? >> the germans have a special relationship with the russians and have for -- since world war ii. this is an opportunity for chancellor merkel to influence the russians in their behavior in ukraine. the germans, like the rest of europe, care about stability in the heart of europe and ukraine is in the heart of europe, and the germans don't want to see...
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we said many times germany pays the real price check lyeconomic sector sanctions. the way it's framed now, previously russia had a negative obligation to avoid sector-wide sanctions. the west said do not invade ukraine, if you do, we'll have them. they have a positive obligation. they have to stop disrupting the situation on the ground which is arguably a tougher thing to get them to do. >> ambassador baer, you're there and you represent the united states at the organization for security and cooperation in europe. do you really believe, given the current circumstances, the violence that's going on, the deaths, the bloodshed, the warfare, if you will, at least in a preliminary stage, there can be free and fair elections in ukraine on may 25th? >> i do, wolf. you know, the violence or the confrontations have been fairly local iced. they're obviously in a number of places but they're absolutely necessary. part of the message all along has been that there are certainly grievance all over the country. everybody in ukraine has been robbed blind by the yanokovych governme
we said many times germany pays the real price check lyeconomic sector sanctions. the way it's framed now, previously russia had a negative obligation to avoid sector-wide sanctions. the west said do not invade ukraine, if you do, we'll have them. they have a positive obligation. they have to stop disrupting the situation on the ground which is arguably a tougher thing to get them to do. >> ambassador baer, you're there and you represent the united states at the organization for security...
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there's one in germany. there's only two really that would be available. >> thank you so much for your time. appreciate that. >> all right. >>> a teenager was stabbed to death in the stairwell of her high school on prom day. the stunned student body and police. they all want to know why. all stations come over to mission a for a final go. this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. >>> investigators in connecticut are trying to figure out the motive behind a deadly attack on a 16-year-old honors student. it happened yesterday at a school in milford. just about 20 miles away from newtown. police say a classmate slashed maren sanchez to death in a school stairwell. this is heartbreaking. what happened? >> she was a very popular girl. we're hearing a lot on social
there's one in germany. there's only two really that would be available. >> thank you so much for your time. appreciate that. >> all right. >>> a teenager was stabbed to death in the stairwell of her high school on prom day. the stunned student body and police. they all want to know why. all stations come over to mission a for a final go. this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by...
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., president obama, germany, chancellor angela merkel who said collectively that russia could face more sanctions if ukraine is not stabilized later on in may. sanctions don't seem to be working. >> first of all, i don't think sanctions are going to work for the short-term crisis. maybe in the long term, if you want to further impoversh it may work but for the short term it's not going to work and the moral of the sanctions is the more we push them, the more we get push back from the europeans and they have a different view of us. the one thing we have going for us throughout the crisis is that the u.s. and jurp have been very much together on it. >> ambassador christopher hill, appreciate your insight. thank you. >> thank you. >> we're going to talk about the scandal and nba. donald sterling's wife is speaking out. humans. we are beautifully imperfect creatures living in an imperfect world. that's why liberty mutual insurance has your back, offering exclusive products like optional better car replacement, where if your car is totaled, we give you the money to buy one a model year newer
., president obama, germany, chancellor angela merkel who said collectively that russia could face more sanctions if ukraine is not stabilized later on in may. sanctions don't seem to be working. >> first of all, i don't think sanctions are going to work for the short-term crisis. maybe in the long term, if you want to further impoversh it may work but for the short term it's not going to work and the moral of the sanctions is the more we push them, the more we get push back from the...